We're glad that you've decided to check out how YOU can help implement proportional representation - via Choice Voting and the Single-Transferable Vote - at your school. FairVote believes in fostering communities and supporting initiatives everywhere that ensure fairer, more representative forms of democracy and governance.

This section was designed specifically with universities and colleges in mind and is, consequently, brand new (read: quasi-under construction). We, therefore, wholeheartedly encourage any feedback you may have. Questions and comments should be addressed to our Director for Representative Government, Amy Ngai. You may reach her at [email protected] In the meantime, we hope you find the information (and there is a fair bit of info!) contained in these pages both educational and useful. Here is a brief summary of the information you will find in this section:

Why Choice Voting

Intro to Choice Voting and the Single Transferable Vote (STV)

Using it in Campus Elections

Where You can use Choice Voting

Why You Would Use Choice Voting

Schools Who Currently Use Choice Voting/STV

Getting Started

Campus Action Kit

Using Your Campus Media

Sample Documents

Implementing Choice Voting/STV

Software for STV

Guidelines for Handcounting Ballots

Powerpoints and Slideshows

Additional Info

Terminology Made Easy

Detailed info on Proportional Representation and Choice Voting

Choice Voting in Action

Myths About Choice Voting/STV

FAQs

University of California, Davis

A Campus to Community Success Story

We wish you the best of luck in your campaign to make your campus elections more fair and representative of your student body! Remember: FairVote is both a resource for you and an action-oriented organization dedicated to electoral reform. Contact us at anytime for more info: [email protected]

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